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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam
The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.
Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.
Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!
Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.
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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:
- An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "million united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "hundred thousand united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
- This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- brendapeckers38@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: Brenda Peckers <brendapeckers38@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2022 16:28:20 +0100
Subject: Business Proposal
Good day,
I am Mrs. Brenda Peckers from the United State,I worked with M & T Bank,
USA. I was doing research on the internet and I came across your contact. I
am looking for a serious person that is very honest and secretive in this
deal as the NEXT OF KIN.
We have a client called Colonel Sadiq Uday who was with the Iraqi forces
and also a businessman, he made a numbered fixed deposit for 18 calendar
months,with a value of Nineteen million Five Hundred Thousand United States
Dollars Only in my branch. After further investigation it was discovered
that Colonel Sadiq Uday died as a result of Covid-19 disease on the 5th
November 2020 and the sum of 19.5 Million United States Dollars is still in
our bank.
If you are interested, send me your full contact details along with a scan
copy of your driver's license/international passport in my mailbox: (
brendapeckers38@gmail.com)and finally after that I shall provide you with
more details of this operation. Your earliest response to this letter will
be appreciated.
Thanks
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